Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-18. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.
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An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in FFmpeg's libavcodec library, specifically in the MagicYUV decoder, allows denial-of-service and, in some cases, can be exploited for remote code execution.
This vulnerability is associated with the file libavcodec/magicyuv.C.
This issue affects FFmpeg before version 8.1.2.
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June 18, 2026
July 23, 2026
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | ffmpeg-0:6.1.6-1.el9ai | 2026-07-22 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| ffmpeg | 7:4.3.2-0+deb11u2 ... 7:8.1.2-2 (91 versions) | — | — |
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| ffmpeg | 7:5.1.3-1 ... 7:9.0.1-1 (59 versions) | — | — |
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| ffmpeg | 7:7.1.1-1 ... 7:7.1.4-0+deb13u1 (6 versions) | 7:7.1.5-0+deb13u1 | — |
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| ffmpeg | 7:7.1.1-1 ... 7:8.1.1-4 (15 versions) | 7:8.1.2-1 | — |
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Working exploit code is in the public domain (3 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
CVE-2026-8461
Open source ↗redhat
CWE-787
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